Blog Post

Sacred Spaces and Thin Places: A conversation with John Bell

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The Rev. Holly Hoffmann, Priest in Charge of St. Saviour’s, Bar Harbor, Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove, and St. Andrew and St. John, Southwest Harbor, along with Pastor Rob Benson of Bar Harbor Congregational...

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Graduating to the Next Chapter of Life

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Sarah Harris delivered this reflection at St. Columba’s, Boothbay Harbor’s service for Youth Sunday on May 24, 2026, to mark her graduation from Boothbay Region High School. The valedictorian of her class, she will attend...

Event

‘Paris in Camden’ Organ Concert

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Dr. James Higdon, the Dane and Polly Bales Professor of Organ at the University of Kansas, will present an organ concert—“Paris in Camden.” Higdon will offer a preview of a program that he will perform...

Resource

Bishop Brown’s Address to the 205th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

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Download a PDF Celebrated Maine author Elizabeth Strout, born in Portland and now living in Harpswell, is arguably best-known for introducing the world to her character, Olive Kitteridge, in 2008. Strout’s eight books aren’t exclusively set in...

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Territorial and Land Acknowledgements used by congregations in Maine

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St. Alban, Cape Elizabeth Land Acknowledgement Our baptismal vows call us to respect the inherent dignity of Wabanaki people and culture and to lament the historic sins committed by governments and institutions against them. The...

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Award Winning Documentary “The Philadelphia Eleven” Coming to Portland

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The Episcopal Diocese of Maine will be screening “The Philadelphia Eleven” in person, in Portland, Maine on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Nickelodeon Cinemas (1 Temple St.) in Portland at 7 p.m....

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Faithful Givers

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/faithful-givers/

Faithful Givers is a new initiative of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine that will strengthen our capacity to engage God’s mission in our congregations and in our community-based ministries. This program will help us develop and sustain financial giving in seeking pledges, fundraising, and building endowments for the future.

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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

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by Susan Sherrill Axelrod It’s not unusual for the career paths followed by Episcopal clergy to have taken a number of turns—sometimes sharp ones—before ending up at the church. For the Rev. George Cooper, who...

Resource

Diocesan Officers

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The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is lead by five Diocesan Officers the Bishop of Maine, the Bishop's Chancellor, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and Registrar. In addition, the Maine Episcopal Missionary Society, Inc., is lead by the Bishop of Maine (President), Secretary, and Treasurer.

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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

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Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...